Irwin vs Scottdale

A side-by-side comparison of Irwin and Scottdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Irwin and Scottdale are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scottdale has the higher population (4,392 vs 3,862 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($60,747 vs $56,667 in Scottdale). Irwin has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $137,700 in Scottdale).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Scottdale
Population	3,862	4,392
Median age	38.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,747	$56,667
Median home value	$198,700	$137,700
Median gross rent	$954	$686
Housing units	2,052	2,168
Homeownership rate	45.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Scottdale
Population	3,797 → 3,862 (+1.7%)	4,165 → 4,392 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$49,570 → $60,747 (+22.5%)	$52,425 → $56,667 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $198,700 (+24.7%)	$113,700 → $137,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $954 (+35.5%)	$554 → $686 (+23.8%)

Irwin

Population

3,7973,862

Median household income

$49,570$60,747

Median home value

$159,300$198,700

Median gross rent

$704$954

Scottdale

Population

4,1654,392

Median household income

$52,425$56,667

Median home value

$113,700$137,700

Median gross rent

$554$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Scottdale
Under 5	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	21.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.4%
75 and over	10.4%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Scottdale
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Scottdale
No high school diploma	2.8%	9.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Scottdale
Drove alone	81.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	3.7%	14.9%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	5.6%
Other means	2.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Scottdale
1-unit, detached	48.2%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	8.9%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Scottdale
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.8%
Average household size	1.87	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1956	1945